{"id":13628,"date":"2012-07-18T04:07:22","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T04:07:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-07-18T04:07:22","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T04:07:22","slug":"Bollywood-s-first-superstar-Rajesh-Khanna-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=13628","title":{"rendered":"Bollywood&#8217;s &#8216;first superstar&#8217; Rajesh Khanna dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bollywood&#8217;s &#8220;first superstar&#8221; Rajesh Khanna has died at the age of 69, his family has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The actor had been in and out of hospital in recent weeks. The cause of his health problems was unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna made his name playing the romantic lead in a string of films which were massive hits in the 1960s and 1970s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The actor starred in more than 160 films, including hits such as Kati Patang, Aaradhana, Anand and Amar Prem.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He had a huge following and was mobbed by fans whenever he appeared in public.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Khanna died at his family home in Mumbai on Wednesday, the Press Trust of India reported. He had been discharged from a hospital in the city on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Scores of fans gathered outside Aashirwad, his home on Carter Road in Mumbai&#8217;s Bandra area, following the news of his death, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-india-18881804\">Source bbc.co.uk<\/a><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood&#8217;s &#8220;first superstar&#8221; Rajesh Khanna has died at the age of 69, his family has said. 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